Description
Our Premium PreMounted™ Conga Heads feature natural skins mounted on 1/4″ round 304 stainless steel flesh hoops. These heads are designed to fit drums with specific shell sizes and crown types right out of the box.
With a variety of skin types, thicknesses, and three color options, our PreMounted™ Heads are fully customizable to suit any application and playing style.
Skin Thickness Recommendations
Skin thickness should be selected based on the size of the drum shell. The larger the shell, the thicker the skin. This ensures a balanced, harmonious sound across your entire set of drums.
Sound Profiles by Thickness
Bright & Resonant
For a bright sound with very crisp slaps, longer sustain, and more overtones:
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Requinto: 1.6mm
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Quinto: 1.6mm
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Conga: 1.8mm
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Tumba: 2mm
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Super Tumba: 2.2mm
Warm & Classic
For a warm, classic sound with crisp slaps, round open tones, rich bass, and controlled overtones:
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Requinto: 1.8mm (recommended)
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Quinto: 1.8mm (recommended)
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Conga: 2mm (recommended)
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Tumba: 2.2mm (recommended)
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Super Tumba: 2.4mm (recommended)
Dry & Woody
For a dry, woody sound with crisp slaps, shorter sustain, and highly controlled overtones:
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Requinto: 2mm
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Quinto: 2mm
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Conga: 2.2mm
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Tumba: 2.4mm
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Super Tumba: 2.6mm
Traditional Dry & Woody
For a very dry sound with the shortest sustain and almost no overtones:
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Requinto: 2.2mm
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Quinto: 2.2mm
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Conga: 2.4mm
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Tumba: 2.6mm
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Super Tumba: 2.8mm
Skin Types
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Black Gold™: Brazilian buffalo, known for warm tones, rich bass, medium action, and a slightly dimpled, supple playing surface.
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Fat Cat™: Middle Eastern Nili Ravi buffalo, offering dry/woody tones, low action, and a smooth, dense playing surface. Ideal for folkloric styles.
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Steer (Peru): Peruvian steer, providing crisp slaps, round open tones, rich bass, and highly controlled overtones. This medium-action skin is perfect for studio applications.
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Steer (Middle East): Middle Eastern steer, delivering crisp slaps, round open tones, rich bass, and controlled overtones. With a smooth and somewhat supple playing surface, it’s ideal for both live performances and studio use. This is our shop favorite.
How to Measure Drum Size
To measure your drum size, simply measure the diameter of the drumhead across the top (the playing surface) from edge to edge.
Example:
This is an 11″ Quinto. Measure from one side of the head to the other, passing through the center. The size is the total diameter.
Production Times
Production times may vary depending on skin thickness, color, and order volume. For example, the typical required drying time for a 2.2mm skin is approximately one week.
For answers to common questions, please visit our FAQ.
We also offer white glove customer service to assist you with any needs.
Contact us: info@manitopercussion.com
Benny Berckmoes –
very nice service and product!
Michael R Muldoon –
I called the shop with a vague description of the sound I wanted and the problem I
have been trying to solve with
the tumba especially. Swin (not sure of the spelling), came up with the perfect heads. I have struggled with the sound of the tumba for as long as I’ve had it, but not any more. The heads look, sound and feel fantastic. I am looking forward to ordering Bongo heads next. Highly recommend Manito Percussion.
Vit Halska –
Done properly…
Benny Berckmoes –
Nice congahead thanks 🤗👌
Victor Rivera –
Top quality expertly pre-mounted head. Looks and sounds awesome!
Christian Oquendo –
Great conga heads! The descriptions about the thickness and the sound they produce in the pre-mounted ones is spot on. I have purchased both, the skins and installed them myself and I just purchased pre-mounted and I have been very satisfied with both type of products. For the skins and installation, Swen worked with me tirelessly as I needed to get flesh hoops as well. It was my first time changing conga heads and the help was fantastic. I continue to recommend you guys each time people ask me where I got my skins. Especially when they see the sound produced by them on bottom of the line CP congas. Keep up the good work!
Rico Paulino Rosario –
Hi really love my Manito heads. They’ve brought my wood Meinls to life. My next purchase will be the red heads for my read congas and bongos. Thank you guys Very satisfied customer here !!! Rico Paulino Rosario.
Gordon Jones –
Swen is always a pleasure to work with and probably the most knowledgeable individual in the Conga world about skins. He is one of Manito Percussion’s most valuable resources.
Swen –
Hi Gordon. Thank you for the glowing review. We appreciate your friendship, business and support. Talk to you soon.
Michael F. –
JoAnne Sutton –
Love the new drumhead, love that it came premounted. The new sound is so much better, the folks in my drum class noticed too. Thank you again for your help and for making it so easy to order it online.